[nfbmi-talk] FW: Information on College Policy

Fri Jun 25 20:16:43 UTC 2010

Hi Dave,

Thanks for getting back to me about this resolution, but Fred already found it and sent it to me in time for it to be posted on the website as a comment for last Monday's college policy meeting. The resolution reads as follows for those who are interested:

Resolution 03-05

WHEREAS:  higher education is a contributing factor to the acquisition  of high-level employment by blind persons resulting in independent and  productive taxpaying members of society, and

WHEREAS:  the Michigan Commission  for the Blind is considering instituting the use of a means test to determine eligibility for tuition assistance;

 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Michigan in convention assembled this ninth day of November 2003 in the City of Lansing Michigan that this organization go on record opposing the implementation of means testing for  determining  eligibility for any services related to higher education.

Elizabeth

> From: drob1946 at gmail.com
> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:05:34 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] FW: Information on College Policy
> 
> Elizabeth,
> 
> The NFBM passed resolution 2003-05 at the NFBM annual convention in
> October of 2003 regarding our opposition to the implementation of means
> tests. I will work on getting into electronic format and sending it to you.
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Elizabeth
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 2:55 PM
> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] FW: Information on College Policy
> 
> 
> Hello List,
> 
> I received the following email with the notes from the college policy
> meeting along with the federal policies that were read aloud during the
> meeting. I find it interesting that she did not include the section about
> the use of means test when providing services. 
> 
> Also, there is a policy directive attached to this message which may be
> helpful for anyone who is being forced to take out a loan to pay for
> classes. The document essentially says that maximum efforts by the State
> agency to secure grant assistance does not mean that a student is required
> to take a loan as a condition for receiving vocational rehabilitation
> services. 
> 
> I will post the revisions that are made to the policy as it was presented
> during the meeting on Monday once it becomes available for anyone who is
> interested in reading it. I understand only a select few were nominated to
> serve on this new writing committee, but it is still a committee appointed
> by the Commission Board which I believe would be applicable to the open
> meeting provisions in P.A. 260 as pointed out in previous posts on the list.
> 
> Elizabeth
> 
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "JEANETTE BROWN" <JBROWN at mpas.org>
> > To: <accesstherapy at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 4:28 PM
> > Subject: Information on College Policy
> > 
> > 
> > > Geri:
> > >
> > > You had requested I email you the pieces within the Rehabilitation Act
> > > that I mentioned in the meeting today.
> > >
> > > This is the section in the Rehabilitation Act, 361.5(10), that defines
> > > comparable benefits:
> > >
> > > (10) Comparable services and benefits means--
> > > (i) Services and benefits that are--
> > > (A) Provided or paid for, in whole or in part, by other
> > > Federal, State, or local public agencies, by health insurance, or by
> > > employee benefits;
> > > (B) Available to the individual at the time needed to
> > > ensure the progress of the individual toward achieving the employment
> > > outcome in the individual's individualized plan for employment in
> > > accordance with Sec. 361.53; and
> > > (C) Commensurate to the services that the individual would
> > > otherwise receive from the designated State vocational rehabilitation
> > > agency.
> > > (ii) For the purposes of this definition, comparable benefits do
> > > not include awards and scholarships based on merit.
> > >
> > > This is the section in the Rehabilitation Act, 361.48(f), that says
> > > that maximum effort must be made to secure grant assistance from other
> > > sources to pay for training:
> > >
> > > (f) Vocational and other training services, including personal and
> > > vocational adjustment training, books, tools, and other training
> > > materials, except that no training or training services in an
> > > institution of higher education (universities, colleges, community or
> > > junior colleges, vocational schools, technical institutes, or hospital
> > > schools of nursing) may be paid for with funds under this part unless
> > > maximum efforts have been made by the State unit and the individual to
> > > secure grant assistance in whole or in part from other sources to pay
> > > for that training.
> > >
> > > I have also attached to this email a Policy Directive from the
> > > Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) concerning financial
> > > assistance. It does a really nice job of explaining what is expected
> > > concerning the individual receiving services. The number of the
> > > directive is RSA-PD-92-02 and the subject is Provision of Financial
> > > Assistance for Post Secondary Education By State Vocational
> > > Rehabilitation Agencies.
> > >
> > > If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
> > >
> > > Jeanette
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jeanette Brown
> > > Director, Employment Advocacy
> > > Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc
> > > 4095 Legacy Parkway, Ste 500
> > > Lansing, MI 48911-4263
> > > 1-800-292-5896
> > > jbrown at mpas.org
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